"My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously" Childish Gambino , aka Donald Glover , has cancelled his upcoming North American, UK and European tour dates to undergo surgery. READ MORE: Childish Gambino – ‘Bando Stone And The New World’ review: a bittersweet send-off to a musical innovator Glover announced the colossal tour in May , which was set to make stops in Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago, before heading to Europe for shows in Milan, Copenhagen, Paris, London and more. The tour kicked off on August 11 at Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center , and saw Glover debut a handful of tracks live, as well as a few rarities that haven’t been performed in several years.

Last month, however, he announced he would be postponing the remaining dates of the tour’s North American leg to focus on his physical health . Now, the ‘Redbone’ singer has shared that the remainder of the North American tour dates, as well as shows planned for the UK and Europe, will be cancelled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.

Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino CREDIT: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images In a statement shared to Twitter/X, Glover wrote: “After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent. After being assesed, it became clear i would not perform that night, and after more tests, i could not perform the rest of the US tour in the time asked. As of now I have surgery scheduled and .